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72
Citations
18954
World Ranking
850
National Ranking
403

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

R. S. Nerem is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing primarily on oceanography and related subfields. The scientist's work spans areas such as atmospheric and oceanographic processes, climate variability and modeling, and geophysics including gravity measurements.

The main topics covered in Nerem's research include:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • GNSS Positioning and Interference
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

The scientist has published multiple papers in frequent collaboration with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • B. D. Hamlington
  • John Fasullo
  • D. P. Chambers
  • P. R. Thompson
  • Thomas Frederikse

Nerem's research output is regularly published in recognized venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Selected recent publications include:

  • Understanding of Contemporary Regional Sea-Level Change and the Implications for the Future, 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
  • GPS Imaging of Global Vertical Land Motion for Studies of Sea Level Rise, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Origin of Interannual Variability in Global Mean Sea Level, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Investigating the Acceleration of Regional Sea Level Rise During the Satellite Altimeter Era, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Coherent GNSS-Reflections Characterization Over Ocean and Sea Ice Based on Spire Global CubeSat Data, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

R. S. Nerem's principal field of study encompasses Earth and Planetary Sciences with significant contributions to oceanography. Other subfields include global and planetary change, aerospace engineering, and environmental engineering.

In 2008, Nerem was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an acknowledgment of contributions to the geophysical sciences. The scientist continues to be active in research, producing work related to climate and geophysical processes linked to sea level and atmospheric dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Sea-Level Rise by 2100

    John A. Church;Peter U. Clark;Anny Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

  • Climate-change-driven accelerated sea-level rise detected in the altimeter era.

    R. S. Nerem;B. D. Beckley;J. T. Fasullo;B. D. Hamlington

  • Sea Level Change

    J. A. Church;P. U. Clark;A. Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

  • Present‐day sea level change: Observations and causes

    A. Cazenave;R. S. Nerem

  • Estimating Mean Sea Level Change from the TOPEX and Jason Altimeter Missions

    R. S. Nerem;Don P. Chambers;C. Choe;Gary T. Mitchum

  • Recent Greenland Ice Mass Loss by Drainage System from Satellite Gravity Observations

    S. B. Luthcke;H. J. Zwally;W. Abdalati;D. D. Rowlands

  • The Development of the NASA GSFC and NIMA Joint Geopotential Model

    F. G. Lemoine;D. E. Smith;L. Kunz;R. Smith

  • The Joint Gravity Model 3

    B. D. Tapley;M. M. Watkins;M. M. Watkins;J. C. Ries;G. W. Davis;G. W. Davis

  • The 2011 La Niña: So strong, the oceans fell

    Carmen Boening;Josh K. Willis;Felix W. Landerer;R. Steven Nerem

  • Precision orbit determination for TOPEX/POSEIDON

    B. D. Tapley;J. C. Ries;G. W. Davis;R. J. Eanes

  • Preliminary observations of global ocean mass variations with GRACE

    Don P. Chambers;John Wahr;R. Steven Nerem

  • Calibration of TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason Altimeter Data to Construct a Continuous Record of Mean Sea Level Change

    Eric W. Leuliette;R. Steven Nerem;Gary T. Mitchum

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Gravity model development for TOPEX/POSEIDON: Joint gravity models 1 and 2

    R. S. Nerem;F. J. Lerch;J. A. Marshall;E. C. Pavlis

  • Assessing the globally averaged sea level budget on seasonal to interannual timescales

    Josh K. Willis;Don P. Chambers;R. Steven Nerem

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Global thermospheric neutral density and wind response to the severe 2003 geomagnetic storms from CHAMP accelerometer data

    E. K. Sutton;J. M. Forbes;R. S. Nerem

  • Is there a 60-year oscillation in global mean sea level?

    Don P. Chambers;Mark A. Merrifield;R. Steven Nerem

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Don P. Chambers
Don P. Chambers University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Gary T. Mitchum
Gary T. Mitchum University of South Florida
Anny Cazenave
Anny Cazenave Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Byron D Tapley
Byron D Tapley The University of Texas at Austin
C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
John T. Fasullo
John T. Fasullo National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jeffrey M. Forbes
Jeffrey M. Forbes University of Colorado Boulder
Kwang-Yul Kim
Kwang-Yul Kim Seoul National University
Mark A. Merrifield
Mark A. Merrifield University of California, San Diego
Scott B. Luthcke
Scott B. Luthcke National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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